Continuing progress on its new paper mill in Botany, Amcor has awarded Leighton Contractors the $110m contract for the facility. Under the contract, Leighton will design and construct the paper machine building, waste paper yard, mill offices and control room.…

The Australian Forestry Standard Limited (AFSL) announces the commencement of the 5-yearly revision process of the Australian Standards for Sustainable Forest Management (AS 4708) and Chain of Custody of wood and wood products (AS 4707). The revision will be a…

The NSW Government has praised an investment of more than $400m by Amcor Australasia for a new paper recycling facility at Botany. The new facility is expected to be the most advanced and environmentally sustainable mill of its type in…

Exports of lumber and logs from New Zealand on pace to reach a record in 2010, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Higher demand for forest products in China, South Korea and India is benefiting log and lumber exporters in New Zealand. The value of exported…

Australia has increased chip exports of both Eucalyptus and pine in 2010, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Export of wood chips from Australia is on the rebound, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. After last year’s ten-year low, shipments so far…

The continuing Australian trend within toilet and facial tissues towards “premiumisation” is set to continue with the creation of the ‘new’ premium segment within the toilet tissue category: Sorbent Velvet. This redefinition of the premium segment taps into the growing…

Almost 100 members of the Qld print community attended the LIA sponsored Open House at Platypus Graphics, where they saw the company’s new KBA Rapida 106 with coater put through its paces, with the print job in keeping with the…

STI Lilyfield has purchased the equipment and machinery of Pettaras Press after receivers for the now defunct print shop were unable to secure a buyer. Lilyfield is also re-locating it's local operations to Pettaras' facility in the Sydney suburb of…